Yoshitaka Amano

天野喜孝

Website | Instagram Japanese artist, illustrator and designer. Amano first came into prominence in the late '60s working on the anime adaptation of Speed Racer. He later became the creator of iconic and influential characters such as Gatchaman, Tekkaman, Hutch the Honeybee and Casshan. In 1982 he went independent and became a freelance artist, finding success as an illustrator for numerous authors, and worked on best-selling novel series, such as The Guin Saga and Vampire Hunter D. He is also known for his commissioned illustrations for the popular video-game franchise Final Fantasy. Since…